Laptops Or Desktops

just bought a laptop today, had a flamboyant pixel so i had to take it back and get a new one VS if it was a desktop, i could return the monitor later and not have to worry about waiting to get it all set up.

Laptops are detachable from external monitors. You get mobility when you detach it. ;)

The price for a decent laptop is usually about 1.5-2x the price of a desktop with similar performance. Taking into account the price of good monitors which you have to buy in both cases - the price difference is not that bad. In both cases it is hard to get something decent within $2500.

Ideally I'd have both. Desktop for high performance, laptop for mobility and ease of access anywhere.

Currently I have a large laptop with a second monitor. Used to run stuff well, but now my graphics card is dying on it and I can't play any games, and it gets super hot. And there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have a big brick I have to carry around that does nothin besides web browsing and programming.

I wish I would have got a smaller normal sized laptop and spent the leftover money on a decent desktop that I could throw upgrades in over time.

Currently I have a large laptop with a second monitor. Used to run stuff well, but now my graphics card is dying on it and I can't play any games, and it gets super hot. And there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have a big brick I have to carry around that does nothin besides web browsing and programming.

That very much depends on where you do work. I'm used to work in various different places (including 3 places where I live and also sometimes on a plane), so a mobile workstation is the only possible solution. Working on a light but slow laptop - no, thanks.